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I wish to debate whether or not an objective morality can be discerned. Obviously, I will be outlining exactly how I believe this morality can be discerned, and my opponent will counter this (taking a nihilistic or relativistic stance). Here is how the debate will be structured:
1. Definitions/presupposition(s) and agreement upon said definitions/presupposition(s)
2. Opening arguments (no rebuttals)
3&4. Rebuttals, arguments, wisecracks and whatever else.
5. Closing arguments (stating whatever one believes still stands, despite rebuttals)
Objective - That which is based on shared reality rather than on internal affairs. That which is objective is not influenced by emotions.
Morality - Principles concerning the nature of right and wrong.
Presuppositions that I'm making:
That reality is in fact shared in some sense, and, as a result, principles regarding the nature of reality can be discerned.
That humans evolved, just like every other animal on the planet.
As I noted in the first round, my argument rests on a couple of presuppositions, and those presuppositions come with some baggage.
My first presupposition is that reality is, in some sense, shared. This is simply one of the scientific presuppositions, essentially disregarding the problem of hard solipsism. This particular presupposition comes with no baggage.
The second presupposition, that humans evolved and are animals, comes with substantially more baggage. I'll try to unpack that here.
First, humans evolved and are animals. This indicates that humans have a survival instinct (either as individuals or as groups) and that human faculties underwent some process of refinement.
Second, evolution implies that survival pressures occur. Natural selection spurs natural adaptation; natural adaptation is the natural way to adapt to survival pressures, but humans can technologically adapt. Ever since humans began to create tools, they have been "escaping" natural selection through technological means. Of course some pressures will still cause natural adaptation to occur (in the case of milk consumption, for instance), but humans didn't need to adapt strength because they had spears, and humans can't eat raw meat because they had fire.(1)
In this way the purpose of the traits of any animal can be discerned. We can create sentences in the form of "X trait occurred for Y reason." This doesn't imply any conscious goal in mind, it's simple a posteriori observation. Fish have fins because they need to swim and birds have hollow bones because they need to fly. I couldn't have told you this before the adaptations occurred, of course, but telling you afterwards isn't a problem. There is no teleological issue when talking about the purpose of natural traits in this way.
So, this brings us to morality. Why are we even moral in the first place? It clearly isn't arbitrary, and immorality is actually fairly hard to propagate (serial killers are quite rare, for instance). So, clearly, humans have some inbuilt, natural morality, but, again, the question is why. Well, often, when trying to determine the purpose of an adaptation, cross species examinations can be done, and when cross-species examinations are done in the case of morality, its purpose and its nature are easily discerned. The purpose of morality, like every other trait that an animal adapts, is to promote survival. Morality promotes survival through group cohesion, and this is quite apparent when looking across species. Why don"t I kill? It puts my group at risk. Why don"t I steal? It puts my group at risk. A group filled with immoral individuals will do substantially worse that a group glued together via morality.(2)
So, back to humans escaping natural selection: If we"re naturally moral, why are we so, well, immoral? That"s actually easy to answer. The only type of morality that humans ever needed to naturally adapt was minor. Humans just needed enough morality to keep a band of roughly 30 to 40 people from collapsing. After the rise of agriculture, and, by extension, society, the natural human morality couldn't keep up. This is when humans began to innovate an unnatural morality, enough to deal with large societies. This need to innovate coincides nicely with the rise of organized religion and law.(3)(4)(5)
This unnatural vs. natural morality divide also explains the inconsistent consistency across cultures, in group vs. out group dynamics (and Dunbar"s number) and the lack of large scale empathy next to the abundance of personal empathy. (6)(7)(8)
Now, my definition of morality is as follows then:
Morality - A suite of otherregarding behaviors that promote group cohesion through altruism, reciprocity, cooperation, etc.
What does this mean for law, then? Well, this definition of morality can be expanded, and, with a basis to work from, it would be easy enough to determine what actions would promote the highest level of group cohesion. This doesn't automatically indicate a lack of personal freedom, as, when freedom is restricted, frustration breeds, and frustration leads to instability.(9)(10)
It should also be noted that convergent evolution is a great measure of the efficacy of a natural trait for its purpose (flagellum vs. submarine rudders, bird wings vs. plane wings), and the type of morality that I've laid out here is, in fact, a convergent trait that can be seen in cetaceans, canids, other primates and even rodents to some extent. It seems to increase as group complexity increases. (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
3. http://avalon.law.yale.edu...
4. http://www.ancient.eu...
5. http://www.duhaime.org...
6. http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org...
7. http://www.npr.org... (there are better resources, but NPR is fun)
8. http://www.socialemotiveneuroscience.org...
9. https://www.hawaii.edu...
10. http://psycnet.apa.org...
11. "Wild Justice" by Bekoff and Pierce. Yes, the whole thing.
12. https://books.google.com...
13. http://ilarjournal.oxfordjournals.org...
14. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com...
15. http://sharkmans-world.eu...
The reason that humans have adapted a nearly-generic morality is because we are a social species. We have the ability to communicate with one another in a way that is unmatched in other organisms. I believe that evolution may have played a role in this in that through the process of natural selection those in tribes or families must have gained some survival advantage via their (what we consider to be) "moral" thoughts. My position is that human morality evolves to fit the needs of current state of a large group of people. For example, in Johannesburg, South Africa, there are huge amounts of torture, murder and other capital crimes. This is because the survival of the average person in Johannesburg depends on different factors compared to the survival of the average person in suburban upstate New York. Their morality has changed. It is not objective, because we can argue that their morality is bad for us. The morality of a law-abiding United States citizen is not objective because the murderers of Johannesburg can argue that the United States morals are equally bad for them. Objective morality cannot be discerned because one man's objective morality is another man's biased morality. Because there will never be a world in which everybody shares exactly the same morality, it is impossible to choose the "best" or "least biased" morality. Every morality is biased to someone.
One of Con's first statements is that morality is man made. Con later goes on to say that morality is society dependent (a relativistic stance). I have many objections to Con's stance here, but I'll expound upon a few.
First, is Con implying that only humans have morality? It would seem that this is the case, given that Con is claiming that morality is "man made." The sources that I've provided in my opening argument heavily contradict Con's claim here.
My second issue is with relativism in general. Relativism is an entirely useless stance for quite a few reasons:
1. It disregards the natural origin of humanity.
2. It makes morality, as a word, useless. I could start a society where flaying babies could be considered moral, and normative moral relativism would give that the go ahead. What if eating peanut butter is moral? What if doing 150 jumping jacks a day is moral? Moral relativism defines morality as the following when it is at its most extreme:
Morality - Literally any set of actions, given the proper context.
Since a purpose for morality can be discerned (through observing cross-species, cross-societal and historical patterns) I simply fail to see how relativism is sensible.
And my third issue is with a contradiction in Con's position. First, Con lays down Kant's Categorical Imperative with the line "This is the idea that everyone should act in a way that if everybody acted that way, our system would function properly" Con goes on to contradict him/herself by claiming a relativistic position with the lines "Their morality has changed. It is not objective, because we can argue that their morality is bad for us. The morality of a law-abiding United States citizen is not objective because the murderers of Johannesburg can argue that the United States morals are equally bad for them." How can murder ever be justified under a system where everyone must act according to Kant's Categorical Imperative?
Con asks what this morality that I propose would say about abortion. Let's return to my prior definition:
Morality - A suite of otherregarding behaviors that promote group cohesion through altruism, reciprocity, cooperation, etc.
What this definition says is "it depends." Research would need to be done to figure out how abortion impacts these metrics. And, luckily, my definition allows research to be done as it provides a basis for that research. It would probably be a complex issue with many possible cases that would need to be considered.
Con goes on to talk about a "nearly-generic" morality, but I"m afraid I need clarification regarding that term. Con also seems to imply that murder, rape and torture are appropriate given the "right circumstances," but, what, then, is the goal? Surely not survival, as murder, rape and torture, I'm quite sure, do not assist in survival. This seems to run counter to the overarching human desire to survive. Those in South Africa could say that the U.S. is morally reprehensible, but, using the definition that I propose, that South African claim could be measured, just as easily as the color of the sky. Someone may say that the sky is red, but the wavelengths will say otherwise.
I haven't provided any sources here as I feel that those in my opening should suffice to cover most of what I've said. I look forward to Con's response. Con should address my opening argument rather than my rebuttal, if that wasn't clear. The 4th round will be used to rebut the rebuttals.
1. In what way does relativism disregard the natural origin of humanity?
2. I think your point about flaying babies is probably the most invalid. The one word refutation is, of course, religion. Rabbis have been flaying the genitalia of newborns since the days of old (the old testament of course :D). In their communities they consider this a good thing. There are people who agree with this morality, and those who argue against it. I don't see the point in your argument about peanut butter or jumping jacks... So what? What if eating peanut butter is moral? How can you possible discern whether or not an objective morality would define the morality of eating peanut butter? There is an infinite multiplication of moral points that could be made on any subject which could be said to argue that even a biased morality cannot be discerned. For example, say that you outlined your entire morality. This includes whether or not eating peanut butter is moral. The question can then be asked: Is the morality of eating peanut butter moral? You see, there is an infinite complication of moral rationalizations that would have to be decided before a true complete morality can be discerned. From now on I will assume that this debate is about the THEORETICAL discerning of an objective morality, in which an infinite number of moral rationalizations could be worked out (this is not possible realistically).
To address your third issue, I was using Kant's Categorical Imperative as an example of yet another morality that is not necessarily objective, but is a morality nonetheless. Just because some people think that they should act in such a way as Kant's imperative dictates, it does not make it objective. Murder is not justified under a system that follows Kant's imperative, but it is justified under a different set of morals that are those of the murderers and other criminals of Johannesburg.
To some, the life of crime is necessary to their survival. That is irrefutable... In an economically starved city such as Detroit, there are more criminals because they need to support themselves and their families. I do not imply that rape and torture and murder are appropriate, but that anything, including murder rape and torture, are moral under the proper circumstances. Questions arise such as this: Would you push someone in front of a train to save the lives of 10? In this case, morality is questioned. What would an objective morality say about this? Which is better? To condemn the 10 lives, or to murder the one? Because it is impossible to be objective about a question such as this, an objective morality cannot be discerned.
When I said "nearly-generic" morality I was referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which outlines rights that each person is born with.
Sorry that all of my arguments have been rebuttals... This is my second debate and I started the first two at the same time. :/
Anyway, thanks for the response.
Con claims that lion morality is "lion made" in the same vein that human morality is "man made." Is Con implying, then, that lions can create abstract and adaptable moral systems? I find this to be an extraordinary claim that requires extraordinary evidence. I would argue that lions base their "morality" on basic tenets, ingrained in the psyche, in the same way that humans do. This ingrained morality is semi-adaptable, but, unlike the relativistic morality proposed by Con, it has a base. The base isn't extremely relevant to lions, but the human version of that base is highly useful to humanity, as humans need to figure out the best actions for society at large, an unnatural dilemma that lions need not face.
Back to lions: As evidence for a consistent rather than relative morality among lions, one can look to the infanticide committed by adult male lions when they take over a pride. If lions were intelligent enough to reason, adapting their morality to the situation, these alpha males would only kill the male cubs (to keep the females around for future mating) and would make sure to kill all adolescent males from the former alpha. They do not; their morality is not adaptable, it is innate. [1]
Another thing to note is the lack of variability in "lion culture." If lion morality was "lion made" and relative from pride to pride, heavy variability would be expected between prides not associated with one another. Some variability is there, but, no matter what, lions follow some basic moral standards, as outlined in the above source provided.
This parallels with humanity in that, despite the hefty geographic separation, there are many consistent taboos and rules across cultures. I provided a source for this in my opening argument.
Relativism disregards the natural origin of humanity because, when it is in its normative form, anything goes. Naturally, humans do not let anything go in any context. Serial killers are almost always wrong, warlords are almost always wrong. This can be objectively known because morality serves a particular natural purpose. If someone tortures someone else to save 5 other people, the situation can be determined morally right or wrong objectively by using the definition that I propose combined with scientific methodology. The definition that I propose is objective, and it is supported by a mass of evidence, some of which I presented in my opening argument. I'm afraid Con has yet to provide any evidence supporting his/her position, particularly the position that torture in South Africa may be necessary for survival.
Con brings up the fact that circumcision is accepted within some cultures, but I don't see how that is relevant. Circumcision and flaying are two entirely different things.
Con's point about the "morality of the morality of eating peanut butter" doesn't make sense, as morality applies to actions, not to concepts. Morality, much like "car" or "grocery bag" cannot be moral or immoral under any theory that I'm aware of. What those objects are used for can be, of course, but morality doesn't apply to objects themselves.
Furthermore, Con speaks of "laying out my entire morality", but I'm not proposing a deontological system. The system that I propose is consequentialist, based on some basic quasi-deontological tenants. This debate is about the validity of my proposed moral theory as evidence of an objective morality.
Con's point about the murderers of Johannesburg ties into the issue that Con rose with my peanut butter and jumping jack examples. If literally any action can be moral or immoral, then the word "morality" is useless, much like how the word "car" would be useless if anything could be a car. Morality has a natural origin. No one can argue whether or not hands grasp objects and the means by which they do.
As for the trolley problem, it would depend on who the people on the tracks are and on who the person being pushed is. I'm afraid that saying that it's impossible to be objective about this dilemma begins with the assumption that the morality that I propose is invalid; this is an assumption that Con has yet to support in the face of the evidence and arguments that I've provided.
Again, if Con would be willing to argue against my opening and this rebuttal, that would be great, if not, that's understandable; I should've been more clear when laying out the format.
1. http://cbs.umn.edu...
This is wrong. As an infant, the foreskin is actually attached to the head of the penis. Ergo, the surgical peeling of the foreskin back is literally flaying.
This next argument could also be made for lions, but I will use dogs instead because there are more examples:
What is a wild dog's innate morality? Why do you think that an animal's morality is only semi-adaptable? A wild dog can be exactly the same species as a tame one, and yet a wild dog would eat a human being if caught in their environment. I don't see the semi-adaptability in that. It seems to me to be fully adaptable. A child can be raised with the morals of a serial killer. There is no innate morality within him that is preventing him from murdering. When you mention the "lack of variability" in lion culture, this is not valid. If a group of 100 lions are raised in the same environments, then their morals will of course be similar. However, there are trainers who raise lions from cubs, and they don't have vicious relationships with those lions. Their most basic morals have been completely changed by their environment. The same could be said for killer whales in theme parks. Like humans, they are usually docile because of the environment that they are raised in. There are occasionally attacks, but the same could be said for human beings. Not because of their innate hatred for humans, but because they are provoked in some way.
First of all, any action can be moral or immoral. This is why morality is relative. You may not think that eating peanut butter is a moral choice, but what about eating peanut butter next to somebody who is deathly allergic to peanut butter? What if you don't know that the person sitting next to you is deathly allergic to peanut butter? Are you now no longer obeying your morals, or do your morals change to fit the situation? These are all questions that apply to every action. Some actions cannot be defined as moral or immoral. Is murder worse than manslaughter? Why? Somebody still died. Does intent carry moral value, and if so, who decides that it does?
Why do you think that some people in Johannesburg torture rape and murder everyone they want to? If they have the same innate moralities that I do, why don't I torture rape and murder everyone that I want to? The answer is simple. To paraphrase from Penn Jilette who doesn't take credit for this statement: I have tortured, raped and murdered everyone that I want to, and that number is zero. Why is it that the murderers and torturers of South Africa have a higher number? Is it more likely (and I am using occam's razor here) that they innately believe that murder is bad, but their upbringing overcomes this psychological capacity? Or is it more likely that they have no innate morals, and that their experiences in life are the building blocks of their morality?
"That which is objective is not influenced by emotions."
To decide the morality of an action is an emotional decision, not an intellectual one. Even if there were innate morals embedded in each person, they would be influenced by emotions.
I will end with a question.
Where do you think innate morals come from (You may say God, but we only have one more round left so...), and if they are innate in us because of evolution, then why have we not adopted an innate language to help us communicate, or an innate understanding of which plants are safe to eat and which are poisonous?
My initial argument, as far as I can tell, still fully stands. I'll restate it here in diluted form:
1. Morality is a naturally occurring, ecological phenomena.
2. Morality's purpose can be discerned through many different means, either by observing convergence across social species, observing patterns through human history, looking at the morality of primitive/hunter-gatherer "societies", observing the consilience of various religious/legal traditions, whatever.
3. The purpose of morality can then be used to form various natural "pillars" upon which one can build an adaptive, objective, consequentialist morality.
4. Through my own study, I have found the purpose of morality to be to maintain group cohesion (for the the deeper purpose of human survival). I have found the pillars to be altruism, reciprocity and cooperation, though I'm sure there are more pillars that are currently escaping me.
5. One can then measure, objectively, various actions through this lens.
6. One needs to define this morality and apply it because humans have escaped (in some sense) natural selection. Our inbuilt, natural morality wasn't meant to deal with macro-level/societal issues.
7. Since the purpose of morality is survival, and nature has demonstrated, through millions and millions of years of selection, precisely what type of morality works for that, we should heed nature and apply the pillars nature has set even further. This is without even mentioning the practicality of this, as humans were "built" to apply this form of natural morality, so applying it further would be substantially easier than trying to create a new form of morality from the ground up. Not to mention humans have yet to be capable of matching natural complexity through technology.
Simple! I have provided many sources which support this argument. Con has presented the moral philosophy of relativism, where any action is moral or immoral according to the culture within which it occurs. I believe that I have sufficiently argued against Con's stance.
Again, thank you, Con, for the debate. Please, do recall that this portion of the debate should simply be used to state why you believe your argument still stands. No rebuttals.
1. Firstly, my question should be asked again, maybe someone can answer it in the comments: Where do you think an innate morality comes from? If it comes from evolution, then why have humans not evolved other innate knowledge, for example the toxicity and edibility of different plants? That is certainly important to survival, and yet it is not innate within us.
2 To prove that a morality can be objective, you must first prove that a moral choice can be made without involving an emotional state. I believe this to be very improbably, and I do not think that it has been made any more probably by pro's arguments.
3. Some moral choices simply cannot be made objectively, because morality is not a methodical process. Is it morally better to commit robbery or to commit arson? This answer to this question cannot be decided via logic. This is where morality comes into play. Each person morality is different on such a matter. If one person says arson and one person says robbery, does one of those two have the moral high ground? Even more importantly, if they'd had an innate morality, then why couldn't they agree on one choice over the other?
4. It has not been shown to my satisfaction that moral pillars are anything more than survival instincts. Survival instincts are not innate psychologically, but in my view are very quickly adapted by people who are avoiding the physical suffering which they will endure without survival instincts. As modern societies emerged, morality changes to fit the needs of a society. To put this in more understandable terms, I will provide a scenario. If tomorrow a drastic change occurs in the world, such as the beginning of a global war, will the children born two days from now be born with a different morality? I don't think that they will. I think rather that the children born two days from now (in this scenario) will be born with no moral instincts, and will rather learn morals from their environment (parents, education, etc.).
5. To prove the ability to discern an objective morality, you must also first prove that all actions can be measured objectively. It has not been shown that every action can be measured by the application of numbers or statistics. I will again use the train scenario. Is it moral to push someone in front of a train to save the lives of 5 or 10? How can one possibly measure the value of each life? The variables are the value of the life of the person being pushed in front of the train, the morality of murder, and the value of the lives being saved. None of these can be objectively measured, ergo none of these can be objectively moralized.
I apologize, I know I'm not supposed to rebuttal, but I just have one final point.
Human have not escaped natural selection. We have simply changed the way in which 'selection' occurs. Now economic and social statuses must be factored in to natural selection. Those who are genetically gifted mentally are now more valued than those who are genetically gifted physically.
Thank you for the debate.
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I realize how the burden of proof works; I've debated plenty of theists. However, if I were to say that the glass is four inches tall and you were to say that it is five, then both of us would have a burden of proof.
I'll go ahead and answer you. The morality comes from the species. It's species dependent, though it so happens that many species use the same methodology, proving said methodology's efficacy.
Why have humans not evolved other innate knowledge? I have no idea, but morality is definitely innate. One source that I didn't cite was "Just Babies" by Paul Bloom. Children, well before they could possibly be influenced by culture, can discern right from wrong.
In response to one of your later questions, the one asking why we disagree if morality is innate, I have answered that already. We disagree because:
1. Some things that we consider to be "moral choices" aren't actually moral choices at all. This is a side-effect of culture, society and the prevalence of deep-seated moral relativism.
2. Some issues are too complex for our inbuilt morality. Human morality did not adapt for society.
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On the afternoon of Wednesday 19 October, 17 B.Sc. students from DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abroad) Copenhagen - www.disabroad.org/copenhagen/ - visited DanStem as part of their course on "Epigenetics and the Environment".
The students are currently enrolled at various US universities and they are studying at DIS Copenhagen for an exchange semester. Most of the students want to pursue a career in medical sciences. The prerequisite for the "Epigenetics and the Environment" course was one year of biology and one year of chemistry at university level, including one semester of genetics.
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The recent Executive Order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries has divided and alienated American citizens and immigrants alike, affecting many at the University of Florida, across the country, and around the globe.
In an effort to empower, inform, and create a sense of unity within the community, the Religion Graduate Student Association in conjunction with Emerge USA hosted a town hall style discussion: Travel Bans and Islamophobia in the Current Political Climate, on February 21st in Ulster hall.
The convening panel spoke to, and interacted with, the audience of over sixty students, faculty and Gainesville community members. The panel touched upon the legal and ethical issues surrounding the travel ban while moving through some more unexpected topics. This helped create a multi-layered and intersectional discussion.
The panel included one of the co-founders of Emerge USA, Khurrum Wahid, an accomplished law professional, was moderated by Emerge USA Florida's executive director, Tamara Ayon, and also featured Dr. Gwendolyn Simmons of the religion department and Professor Nunn from the law school who were recruited from within the faculty, tailoring the panel and discussion to the UF and Gainesville audience.
The differing perspectives of the speakers allowed the event to take on a life of its own, leading to an intriguing debate regarding the role of race in the context of discriminatory legislation. While all the panelists agreed that the underlying issues and fear tactics that form the foundation of the "Muslim ban" are not new, the vehicle attached to this fear was a source of debate. Discourse regarding concerns of the perceived threat on national security grounds and to constitutional rights was argued to be a veil that obscures more sinister and deeply rooted aspects of the American political and cultural milieu.
Prof. Nunn agreed that Islamophobia is an aspect of anti-Muslim sentiment, however he contended that the persistence of white supremacy was the primary, but perhaps less acknowledged, motivation behind the recent executive order. Through a series of past legal cases Prof. Nunn addressed historical race related considerations that were used to strip non-white immigrants of their visas. In this way he shifted the debate, bringing the discussion to bear on racial prejudice in America and whether this ban can be considered to be a religious issue, racial issue, or if we must consider it to be both.
The professional backgrounds of both Dr. Simmons and Prof. Nunn widened and deepened the discussion of the ban showing that race, as Dr. Simmons noted, can often be conflated with Islam, especially pertaining to people of Middle Eastern descent.
These issues of race and religion were also argued to be linked in the American mind to conceptual citizenship and the assumption by many that assimilation of Muslims (and in fact many other people of color) is impossible, that allegiance to their home country, faith or to ideals such as shar'ia will take precedence over loyalties to the United States. Panelists pointed out that this fear, and the election of those who use discriminatory or white supremacist rhetoric, has resulted in a changing attitude in the country that has de-stigmatized discriminatory sentiments. This validation resulted in an increase of hate speech and violence, not only directed at Muslims but also brown people of all faiths and Jewish communities. This augmentation of violence evidences the effectiveness of fear inducing rhetoric and further underlines the entanglement of race and religion.
In the latter half of the evening the discussion transitioned to a more forward looking approach, addressing the upcoming updated version of the ban, changes in immigration policy in general, activism, and allowed for student and community questions.
Mr. Wahid explicated the increasing severity of immigration reform, especially around the border zones and the potential changes in the new incarnation of the ban, providing a sense of what challenges and changes are to come. It is important to note that these zones where roving patrols are sanctioned include the area one hundred miles from any border, encompassing virtually the entire state of Florida.
The panelists seemed to agree that there is much to be hopeful about when looking at the response to the ban and other discriminatory or harmful legislation. Dr. Simmons in particular drew comparisons from her experiences during the Civil Rights movement, arguing that the outrage and action taken by American citizens gives us reason to be optimistic, while conceding that opposing these policies will not be easy. Dr. Simmons also stressed that we must manifest change by opening conversation with our elected officials, constantly reminding them that their job is to represent their constituents, and that we should disempower and cast out these officials if they do not represent us.
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A review of DPReview's reviews of the Nikon and Canon 70-200/2.8 lenses
No one does reviews like DpReview, they define the term in my mind. I believe one trait of a good review system is that it ought to suggest direct comparison between reviews – the data ought to be objective and complete enough to permit it. Their recent review of the Nikkor was pretty scalding if you'll recall… so how did the Canon fare in comparison?
As with the Nikkor, the Canon presented itself with two personalities: on the 40D it is soft most everywhere at most all settings, but on the 5D it is sharp enough everywhere at most all settings. On the 5D it is a very well balanced design that handles superbly, but on the 40D it just fails to deliver in my opinion for the price. The question is whether this performance on FX format would extend to a 1Ds Mk III as well, where the performance might resemble more that of the 40D due to the much higher pixel density.
To put the Canon's sensitivity to pixel density into perspective, on the D300 the Nikkor performs as well or better wide open (f/2.8) than the Canon does on the 40D at its peak aperture (f/5.6 - f/8). Note that the D300 has 20% more pixels than the 40D! The 1Ds Mk III has 75% more pixels than a 5D… so the performance question hasn't been fully answered by the Dpreview test.
Here follow some DPReview charts, here's the decoder ring: blue=excellent, green=good, yellow=poor, red=terrible.
DX at 70mm, f/2.8. Left: Canon. Right: Nikkor. Oops Canon.
On "full-frame" the Canon performs acceptably wide-open, but really comes into its own starting at f/4. The Nikkor doesn't really benefit from stepping down as much. In comparison the Nikkor's performance wide-open is superior to the Canon's, except in the corners where it is never good no matter what aperture you're using. The Canon extends its performance all the way to the corners, and possibly all the way to the edge of the image circle.
The best charts
Left: Canon 100mm f/4 on FX. Right: Nikkor 70mm f/4 on DX.
The worst charts
Neither are acceptable but I personally prefer the Nikkor. I can avoid putting details in the corners, but I can't use a all-round soft lens.
Left: Canon 200mm f/2.8 on DX. Right: Nikkor 200mm f/2.8 on FX.
My conclusion
I can't entirely agree with Dpreview's ratings here. Granted, the Nikkor's performance in the corner is bad... but the Canon simply isn't very sharp. Is that better? If a measly 10MP sensor on DX format can put it down for the count, then I think its days are counted even on FX format.
We're not likely to see many more 12MP sensors on FX format, so the 5D isn't the most representative body to test this lens' long-term value.
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Uttarakhand HC to continue hearing plea against Prez rule today
The central government, however, sought 10 days to file a counter reply, but the court gave it time till Tuesday to respond.india Updated: Mar 29, 2016 14:19 IST
The Uttarakhand High Court will continue to hear on Tuesday the plea against the imposition of President's Rule in the state.
On Monday, a single bench of Justice US Dhyani admitted a Congress petition on the issue and directed the Centre to file a counter reply by Tuesday.
Outgoing chief minister Harish Rawat was represented by senior Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi while the central government was represented by Assistant Solicitor General Rakesh Thapaliyal.
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Singhvi pointed out that the rebel Congress legislators were taken in a chartered plane and seen "in public domain" with the BJP MLAs.
He pleaded that after the disqualification of nine legislators by Uttarakhand Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal, the house strength was down to 61.
Rawat's lawyer sought an interim stay on the central notification to impose President's Rule in the state and direct for the government to take a floor test to prove its majority either on Monday or Tuesday.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-4056?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Pete Wyckoff updated HADOOP-4056: --------------------------------- Assignee: Pete Wyckoff > Unit test for DynamicSerDe > -------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-4056 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-4056 > Project: Hadoop Core > Issue Type: Test > Components: contrib/hive > Reporter: Pete Wyckoff > Assignee: Pete Wyckoff > Priority: Minor > > Unit test for the following: > DynamicSerDe/normal TProtocol with and without thrift compatibility mode on including basic, map and list types and a list of maps or something like that > DynamicSerDe/TCTLSeparatedProtocol (with thrift mode on even though it's not really thrift compatible) with basic, map and list types. > DynamicSerDe getFields and getFieldsFromExpression > Also improve general debugability of DynamicSerDe by adding toString methods and better handling unknown field names passed in. > NOTE: at this time, not adding unit tests for nested *types* in dynamic serde even though this is supported. Just not a priority right now. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Obama administration officials said Thursday that the terrorist attacks on Paris have renewed the sense of urgency among the 65-member coalition combating the self-proclaimed Islamic State, but couldn't give any new specifics on what they are doing to stop the Sunni terrorist group.
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The idea is simple, ask 250 random people from a chatting website their opinion of feminism. In particular, the question was "What do you think of feminism?".
We ask the question and leave two random strangers to discuss about it (without any possibility of intervention from our side).
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Bonus unexpected(?) answers included (too) many islamophobic reactions and of course an anti-Semitic delirium/conspiracy theory:
This is of course not really a statistical way to make conclusions about the society we are living in.
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In which the Chicky gets Fried.Posted: May 27th, 2008 | Author: johanna | Filed under: Johanna | 14 Comments »
For Memorial Day, I couldn't cook out. It's in my nature to cook out on Memorial Day…my fambly always does. I'm not used to not being able to grill even though last year I couldn't either.
Anyways. Instead, I did the best that I could. I made fried chicken, biscuits, and pie. Berry pie.
It was frabjous. I've done a lot of work perfecting my fried chicken, because Jesse's mom apparently makes amazing fried chicken. And I've been told that my fried chicken is as good as it could be. So I've gotten fancier. I've added Sazon (I can't live without it), I've added panko, I've used buttermilk, eggs, both…. But on Monday, I went back to basics. I soaked the chicken legs and thighs in milk while I was out at the park with Jesse and Bruno on a gorgeous day. Then, I just dreged them in egg and flour, and fried them in shortening and vegetable oil.
This is my gorgeous cast-iron skillet, which is the most amazing thing that Hylton left me when he moved out of North 8th street, except for my blue Le Creuset. I got my chicken frying method out of a book called Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin. Her method is perfect, when it comes to the cooking. Here's the basics.
1). Dredge your chicken pieces however you want. I prefer legs and thighs. I usually dip in flour, egg, flour. I usually soak in milk. I season the flour with salt, pepper and chili powder. I season the egg with hot sauce. After I season the chicken, I put it all in the hot oil (the flour from your fingers should sizzle like crazy before you put the chicken in) and cover it. Then, after about 5 or 6 minutes, I flip it over and cover it again. Then, after it's cooked (and steamed) on the inside, I turn up the heat, and fry it till it's brown, crispy, and gorgeous.
One of the things that I hate about this kitchen is that my floor's not even. Since it's not even, the shortening drifts to one side of the skillet, which leads to problems like this:
The far right hand piece of chicken is burnt to shit. It apparently still tasted fine, because Jesse ate a whole bunch of this cheeken. But because it was in too much contact with the hot cast iron, and not enough contact with the hot fat, the cheekie burnt. Damn.
But, the other pieces were carefully policed, which lead to a beautiful situation, for the most part. The chicken was moist, because while covered, it steams on the inside. It was also crispy, because it had time to get so while the heat was cranked up a little and the oil and shortening were poppin' and snapping like it wasn't no thang.
To go along with the chicken, I made biscuits and pie. The biscuits were once again beautiful. I've found that the recipe that I posted for Saturday's entry, which calls for milk and lemon juice, can take a tablespoon of vinegar instead of lemon juice. White vinegar. it works just as well. Also, I recommend that special low-water-content, high fat butter that is ideal for pie crust, because it makes things flakier and more lovely. I also used it in the pie crust, shockingly.
Here are the money shots of both of the above. You have to admit, this is pretty sexy stuff. I'm not going to lie. This is not a healthy meal. This is a high-starch meal. This is a somewhat greasy meal (unless you drain your chicken on paper bags like I do). But damn. it's a good meal. Lookit that biscuit. Lookit that pie. Look at that beauty.
It was delicious. I am proud of it. But, if anyone has any ideas how to make a berry pie where the berries don't get all juicy, but instead kind of congeal more…. I'd be very grateful. I've added arrowroot and flour and sugar… but not enough. Help.


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Daniel and Haley have known each other since they were babies. They grew up in the same church. When she was ten years old, Haley was very quick to realize that she had a crush on Daniel. She found herself "stalking" Daniel and drawing pictures of them together as a couple. When they were in their early teens, their church group headed to the beach where Daniel finally asked for Haley's number. (Come to find out, Daniel had had a crush on Haley for a while.) They started officially dating a week later, and as Haley puts it, "We've been stuck together like glue!"
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Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf Cartel if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas' Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by "JA Espinoza" from Matamoros.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – The Mexican government has remained silent for two and a half weeks after a group of gunmen hijacked a truck carrying 11,500 U.S. visas that were destined for the American Consulates in Monterrey and Guadalajara.
As previously reported exclusively by Breitbart Texas, on June 7, a group of gunmen hijacked a cargo truck that had left from Brownsville, Texas and was headed to Monterrey and Guadalajara to the consular offices in those cities. The heist took place on the same day that Mexican federal and state authorities had "ensured" the public's safety as the nation carried out its federal elections.
This week, despite the hijacking that took place in this city, the issue was not one of the relevant topics discussed during this week's meeting of the Tamaulipas Coordination Group which took place in this border city in an effort to supposedly improve security conditions in the area.
The meeting took place in the Mexican Navy sector headquarters in this city where Tamaulipas Governor Egidio Torre Cantu and Matamoros Mayor Leticia Salazar spoke about the lack of interest by the youth in regards to joining the state's police forces and the need for an anti-kidnapping unit.
The speeches never mentioned the fact that a group of gunmen had hijacked a truck with property of the U.S. government inside including 11,500 border crossing cards which are a visa of sorts given to Mexican tourists.
Despite the silence from both governments which lasted for more than 15 days, the heist manifests itself as a new case of violent activity in this city but it now was carried out against a foreign nation by stealing U.S. government documents and attacking the identity of Mexicans. The crime displays the vulnerability felt in this border city that is in reality under the rule of organized crime.
The Matamoros Chamber of Commerce (Canaco) acknowledged that the recent hijacking of the truck with the visas by members of organized crime adds to the negative image of violence just south of the Texas border.
Osvaldo Castillo, the president of the chamber stated that the heist add to the "bad image" that Matamoros has earned through a long list of violent acts that only help to show the lack of governability in this city by authorities.
He said that in the last few years and months, Tamaulipas has been affected by the violence that has overtaken the country. This created a situation that has escalated to the current levels along the border where violent confrontations between cartel members over territories and power have been taken place.
In a similar fashion, the lack of security conditions has affected the public with the wave on kidnapping and extortions that have been felt in this border city in recent months.
In regards to the patrolling of the highways that lead into the city, the chamber president said that it is important that immediate attention be brought to curb the regular criminal activities along the highways.
"We acknowledge that the highway robberies have increased, as far as we know, and the crime has now not only impacted the citizens but has now spread with the theft of the visas," he said.
Castillo stated that the U.S. government was the victim of the crime in this case and that has a direct effect with the community and the international relations.
"Because of the violent acts along the border consular officials have been critical in regards to what has been taking place in Matamoros and Tamaulipas as a whole," Castillo said.
Despite the recent events, Castillo stated that the consul can help not only by alerting tourists visiting the area, but also by bringing attention to the hijacking of cargo trucks along the highways which, in this case, included one tied to the consulate.
Ultimately any crime that takes place in Matamoros such as shootouts, kidnappings, extortion, and robberies ends up damaging the already tarnished image of this city, he said.